Hotel Aloha Managua

... he tells us to get up and get ready for bus.... i explain it does not take 3 and a half hours to get ready... he starts pointing his finger at me to leave hotel for bus .... i grab his finger and very angrily tell not to dare knock on my door again... instead we ask the Israelis next door to wake us up at 4am.

Getting a little worried as I am normally so calm and laid back but these Central American capitals are bringing out the worst in me....

... met gezamenlijke douche en erg gehorig omdat de muren van 14 kamers niet doorlopen tot het plafond. Dus oordopjes in en de ventilator een standje hoger om het geluid weg te nemen.
Granada is een mooi stadje aan een groot meer....het heeft iets weg van Antigua...maar dan veel ruimer opgezet en met meer groen. We waren gisteren aan het puzzelen hoe we in Costa Rica kunnen komen om Jan en Margreet (ouders van Heleen ...

... them had a van waiting. I assumed that it was owned by one of them. Because of the hour and how much more we would have to walk, we opted to take a ride with them to Masaya. That was also where the arts coordinators were headed, so it was a good plan.About 3 minutes after we got in the bus, about 12 police swarmed the park and arrested a few of local people that were already pretty intoxicated. It was definitely something to see, since they were more than violent with them. They ...

... rubber trees, Howler monkeys, Parakeets, Owls, snakes (in jars) and lots of strange trees. There was a canyon with steep walls where the Parakeets lived and there was a waterfall there too. After this park we returned to Masaya for the night tour. All of the park staff and guides that helped us that day were really nice. The next day we headed back to Costa Rica. We drove from the border to Lake Arenal, we drove a long way around the ...

... und ca. 45% leben in extrem** Armut (von we***** als 1$ pro Tag!). Solche Zahlen sind wirklich **schreckend... Trotz allem ist Nicaragua das sich**ste Land in Zentralam**ika (w** haette das gedacht?!). Abgesehen von Managua, fuehlte ich mich in Nicaragua wirklich imm** sich**. Die Leute sind meist sehr hilfsb**eit und freundlich. Ab** als Frau wird man hi** schon g**ne angemacht auf d** Strasse. Also jetzt nicht schlimm, ab** es n**vt halt ...

... through the village of Catarina, known for its nurseries of wonderful flowering plants and for local crafts. When the old Apoyo Volcano erupted, about 23,000 years ago ...

... does not work in the remainder of the country, that I can tell. This lack of respect for their country , and it's appearance, has definitely damaged my impressions here. [Remember, that I ended my career, picking up trash all over Seattle!] Maybe Charlie Scott and I should team up and set them straight! In Panama , this was not a problem. Here they need to start with a notional campaign to educate, and change attitudes. There are so many film plastic bags here ...

... Vi kunne vælge mellem kylling eller fisk. Jeg valgte fisk, og jeg skal lige love for jeg fik en fisk. Den var stadig i hel form og med øjne og det hele :) Det smagte dejligt. Vi blev på øen et par timer og på vejen tilbage sejlede vi forbi en af de andre øer. Ham der styrede båden fortalte os at der var mange aber på øen, fordi en rig mand havde syntes det kunne være fedt at eje en ø med vilde aber. Så han satte en masse aber på øen, men uden at tænke p ...

... increíble. Lamentablemente llovió todo el rato. Esta es una foto de la playa tempestuosa. No era divertido. Por fin nos fuimos después de una semana evitando la segunda tormenta que iba a venir. We took a flight to the Corn Islands from Managua. This is a picture of the biggest boarding pass I´ve ever ...

Day 1
We left our home church at 8:30 am. We drove a van down to Columbia, SC. When the plane took off, there was a lightning storm, but when we got above the clouds. Then, it was sunny and beautiful like Heaven. My daughter loved the take off. She said it was like an amusement park ride.
We landed safe in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. We had a six hour layover. We ate at the Chili's restaurant in the next ...